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  • County plans open space purchase

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has introduced a bond ordinance for 12 county parkland acquisition projects. The bond ordinance, a $31.5 million commitment, will be used to add about 800 acres to existing county open space, parks and recreation areas. The Monmouth County Park System currently manages 13,215 acres. The county has…

  • Monmouth Girl Scouts begin HUGS campaign

    Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts kicked off its HUGS (Help Us Grow Stronger) annual giving campaign on April 18 at the Commerce Bank, Shrewsbury, as a means of raising funds through charitable contributions from the community. The campaign will run for six weeks from April 18 to June 6. Monmouth Council’s goal is to raise…

  • Bomb threat clears MEMS

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — A bomb threat brought police officers and bomb sniffing dogs to the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, Millhurst Road, and forced the evacuation of the building at about 9 a.m. May 13. Officials said a terroristic threat was found written on the wall of a…

  • Real-life drama plays out in prom night accident

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Chris Rowland, 17, takes a series of field sobriety tests under the watchful eye of a Freehold Borough police officer following a simulated fatal crash during a “Prom Night” presentation at Freehold High School. A simulated fatal car crash…

  • Hospital site will be discussed

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Democratic Club announced it will hold an open public forum to discuss the future of the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital property. The event will be held at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road, at 8 p.m. May 23. The hospital, which operated on its Route 520 campus for more than…

  • Republicans will try to keep streak alive

    Miracle Torregrossa and Peter Hall tapped to carry GOP banner BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Coming off an election in 2004 that saw them win two seats on the Manalapan Township Committee, the Manalapan Republicans will try to keep that winning streak alive in 2005. The Republicans have nominated Peter Hall,…

  • New panel will focus on concerns of seniors

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Councilman Jeff Cantor and Mayor Robert Kleinberg have formed a senior advisory committee with the goal of improving the quality of life for senior citizens in Marlboro. The committee is made up of a cross section of Marlboro seniors representing adult communities, individual homeowners,…

  • Brumel selected to lead Marlboro school board

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — After being sworn in to begin serving a one-year term on the Board of Education, Warren Brumel was unanimously elected president by his fellow board members. Three other members, Terry Spilken, Cynthia Green and Murray Hoffman, were sworn in to begin serving three-year terms.…

  • Operations Manager

    JEFF GRANIT staff John Halpin has been named Operations Manager for Greater Jersey Press and will administer all printing, inserting and mailing activities, as well as building maintenance, at Greater Media’s press facility in East Brunswick. Halpin worked for many years at the Home News as Production Manager and most recently worked as a Quality…